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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table indicates the increase in the number of inhabited houses, the rateable value and the sum represented by a penny rate during the last ten years.
| Year | No. of inhabited houses. | Rateable value. | Sum represented by a penny rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| 1929 | 14,123 | 472,199 | 2,080 |
| 1930 | 14,707 | 479,466 | 1,920 |
| 1931 | 15,215 | 491,451 | 1,991 |
| 1932 | 15,962 | 513,225 | 2,045 |
| 1933 | 16,500 | 548,461 | 2,145 |
| 1934 | 17,938 | 619,042 | 2,360 |
| 1935 | 19,298 | 652,693 | 2,525 |
| 1936 | 22,887 | 707,617 | 2,625 |
| 1937 | 24,310 | 755,785 | 2,773 |
| 1938 | 25,920 | 760,172 | 3,120 |
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The number of inhabited houses in the District has increased
by 11,797 or 83 per cent, during the course of ten years.
The rateable value has increased by £287,973, or 61 per cent.,
whilst the sum represented by a penny rate has increased by
£1,040 or 50 per cent, during the course of ten years.
During 1937, 2,230 houses were erected, and during 1938, 2,270.
This makes a total of 4,500 houses built in the course of two years,
all of which were erected by private enterprise.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR.
Live Births:— Total Male. Female.
Legitimate 1,678 827 851
Illegitimate 58 32 26
Birth-rate—18.88 per 1,000 population.